Courtesy: ESPN/ESPNU
ESPNU has officially announced the schedule for its 11th annual Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters. The Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters is a two day men’s NCAA basketball series that puts possible NCAA Championship hopefuls against each other. This year’s event will take place Friday, February 22nd and Saturday, February 23rd. It will feature thirteen televised games across the ESPN family of networks and on WatchESPN and ESPN3. ESPN2 will air no fewer than three BracketBusters games while ESPNU and ESPN3 will air four each. There will be two extra flex games that will air either on ESPN or ESPN2. That final decision is expected about a week before the games. Audiences can expect the games to feature teams from thirteen different conferences including four teams from the Missouri Valley conference, three each from the MAAC, Mid-American and Ohio Valley Conference. The full rundown of the games is listed below.
2013 Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters Schedule (All times are Eastern and subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network(s) |
| Fri, Feb 22 | 7 p.m. | North Dakota State at Akron | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| 9 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at Long Beach State | ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| Sat, Feb 23 | 11 a.m. | Iona at Indiana State | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| 1 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Valparaiso | ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| Canisius at Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Pacific at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Montana at Davidson | ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| Northwestern State at Niagara | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Detroit at Wichita State | ESPN or ESPN2 / WatchESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 16 Creighton at Saint Mary’s (Calif.) | ESPN or ESPN2 / WatchESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | South Dakota State at Murray State | ESPN2 / WatchESPN | |
| Denver at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
| 10 p.m. | Ohio at Belmont | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
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